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'Women in India… (Class 10 Social Science SQP 2025-26, Q25)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Sample paper, session 2025-26 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science sample paper 2025-26: question 25

From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section C, question 25, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25 · 2 marks · Very short answerCompetency-basedGender, Religion and Caste

'Women in India face discrimination, disadvantages and oppression in many ways.' Highlight any two aspects of life where you witness this inequality.

Source: official sample paper from cbseacademic.nic.in (PDF). See it in the full Sample paper 2025-26.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Compare literacy rates of men and women.

Hint 2

Consider wages, jobs and the sex ratio.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Education: female literacy is only 54% against 76% for men, as parents prefer spending on sons' education.

    1 mark

  2. Wages and jobs: women are paid less than men for equal work despite the Equal Wages Act, and have a small share in highly paid jobs. (Alternatively: preference for sons and declining child sex ratio, 927; workplace harassment and domestic violence.)

    1 mark

Answer: Unequal education (literacy 54% vs 76%) and unequal pay and jobs.

Where the marks are

  • First aspect with fact (1 mark)
  • Second aspect with fact (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Gender, Religion and Caste, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paperSample paper 2025-26: every question, by section.

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